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In probability theory, there are many results which are valid in purely measurable settings, usually beginning with the assumption, "let $(\Omega, \mathcal F, \mathbb P)$ be an abstract probability space." On the other hand, many results require a more "locally measurable" structure, often taking the form of a Borel $\sigma$-algebra on a topological space. In an effort to compromise between the two concepts, I am wondering if there is a good notion of a measurable fibration.
Let $E$ be a measurable space, let $B$ be a topological space, and let $\pi : E \to B$ be a Borel-measurable function. I would like to define a "measurable homotopy lifting property" with respect to an abstract probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal F, \mathbb P)$.
Let $I = [0,1]$ be the unit interval, equipped with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal B(I)$ and Lebesgue measure $\lambda$. A "measurable homotopy" should be a measurable map $f : \Omega \times I \to B$, where the product $\Omega \times I$ is equipped with the tensor product $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal F \otimes \mathcal B(I)$. Measures push forward, so this naturally endows $B$ with a probability measure $P_f = f_*(\mathbb P \otimes \lambda)$.
Normally, one next considers a lift $\tilde f_0 : \Omega \to E$ of the map $f_0 = f|_{\Omega \times \{0\}}$. This makes sense in topology, because by lifting at a point one can "tug" the rest of the homotopy up to $E$. However, this doesn't make sense in this context: the set $\Omega \times \{0\}$ has measure zero, hence is meaningless from the point of view of measure theory. Hence:
Question: is there a generalization of the homotopy lifting property to this measurable setting?
Even thought $0 \in I$ has no special meaning probabilistically, the concept of a random number $\iota \in I$ with distribution $\lambda$ does make sense. In fact, the product measure $\mathbb P \otimes \lambda$ represents choosing a random $\omega \in \Omega$ and random $\iota \in I$ independently from one another. Consequently, a random point $(\omega, \iota)$ picks out a particular function $f_{\iota} := f|_{\Omega \times \{\iota\}}$. Diagrammatically this results in a mess of arrows, so I'll stop the speculation and leave the question to the community.

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Holman Park in Northeast Portland is an excellent example of how collaboration and community involvement can create a valuable neighborhood asset while meeting multiple city goals. To enhance the Holman Bike Boulevard, Portland Bureau of Transportation proposed a traffic diversion to improve bike access through the adjacent intersection. The proposed transportation enhancements created an opportunity to expand the landscaped area in the park, and Environmental Services had an interest in reducing impervious surfaces and improving stormwater management. In addition, the surrounding neighborhood had a longstanding interest in improving the condition of the park. The resulting collaborative project was a perfect candidate for funding through the EPA Innovative Wet Weather Program (IWWP) administered by Environmental Services.
Holman Park before redesign
Prior to the project, the park included an outdated play structure, two benches in disrepair, and one picnic table for seating. Woodlawn neighbors participated in the design process, expressing significant ownership in the project. The community's desire for the removal of the play structure and addition of more seating areas was incorporated into the design. The redesign of the park includes six stormwater facilities that manage over 16,000 ft² of concrete, a community bulletin board kiosk with a visible ecoroof, and a drinking fountain provided by the Portland Water Bureau, all of which are integrated into a more welcoming destination and meeting place.
Holman Park after redesign
Green infrastructure strategies not only help us manage stormwater runoff, protecting our streams and rivers and reducing stress on our pipe infrastructure, but they provide many other benefits to our city. The Holman Park redesign illustrates how integrating the strategies into community projects can meet multiple city goals while enhancing the health and livability of our neighborhoods.
The Holman Park project was made possible by a special collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Bureau of Transportation, Portland Water Bureau, and residents of the Woodlawn neighborhood.
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Five years have passed since hundreds of women and children were herded onto buses during the raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, Texas. The charge against Warren Jeffs – the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – was sexual abuse of underage girls.
After an intensive trial, Jeffs, a man who married more than 80 women, was convicted on two counts of sexual assault against two girls, ages 12 and 15, and sentenced to life in prison.
But despite his conviction and subsequent incarceration, 8,000 people who reside in the Yearning for Zion Ranch still call him their prophet and are wary of outsiders.rom behind prison walls, Jeffs continues to issue edicts.
"At home, you couldn't have any toys. You couldn't ride bikes, either," Nelli Steed, 6, whose mother was banished from the church, told ABC News.
Among his commands was a requirement that 15 men father all the children in the community, according to former members.
Some believe Jeffs wants control over the children. He claims he's having revelations from God about who to banish from the community.
Andrew Chatwin, a former FLDS member who is one of a group of individuals trying to help families cast out by Jeffs, told ABC News that many families are also going hungry, ordered by Jeffs to eat only beans and water, allegedly because the church is strapped for cash.
Other measures have been undertaken by the church to raise money, including a decree from Jeffs ordering people to turn their cars over to the church so they can be sold.
An investigation by ABC News' "20/20? last fall showed how Jeffs even ordered young boys to drop out of school to build his multimillion-dollar mansion.
"They said if we build it then it would melt the bars or whatever in his jail and he would be released," Willie Steed, 18, who left FLDS last year, told ABC News.
This week, ABC News contacted the Texas Department of Corrections to ask why Jeffs is still allowed to issue orders to the community from prison. Many people believe Jeffs is more powerful now behind bars than he was when he was living in the FLDS community.
"Again, if somebody comes in and visits with him, and he gives them instructions and they take them back by word of mouth, there's just nothing we can do to control that," John Hurt, director of public information at the Texas Department of Corrections, told ABC News.
Five years later, loyalty to Warren Jeffs is still absolute among many of his followers.
"We know he is innocent," said Dr. Maryam Holm, primary health care provider at the Yearning for Zion Ranch. "And we all yearn for his deliverance."


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Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 4/30/2011 Publication Date: 8/31/2011 Citation: Krueger, R. 2011. Date Palm Germplasm. In: Jain, S.M., Al-Khayri, J. M., Johnson, D. V., editors. Date Palm Biotechnology. 1st Edition. New York, NY: Springer. p. 313-336. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: This book chapter reviews date palm genetic resources and their conservation. Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is an important food crop in the Middle East and North Africa. Its center of origin and diversity most probably is the area near Iraq/Iran. From there, it spread throughout its present range of cultivation beginning in ancient times. ALthough as a species, date palm is not threatened, its level of genetic diversity might be vulnerable due to its selection by humans starting in ancient times. Current investigations suggest that date palm germplasm is conserved in traditional oasis culture. Literature reviews in conjunction with morphological and molecular analysis suggest that traditional oases have a bank of genetically diverse material consisting of seedlings and traditional local varieties, with some elite varieties that have been transported from other locales. There is a lack of formal efforts at ex-situ conservation of date palm germplasm. Therefore, it is vital to ensure the continued viability of traditional oasis culture as well as establishing ex-situ collections that will more efficiently support scientific investigations. The genus Phoenix also includes 12 other species, some of which have economic uses. Some of these other Phoenix spp are genetically vulnerable and consideration should be given to their conservation. |


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The Downtown strip of Madison Avenue from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law to Fielder Square Apartments in its prime was the city's financial hub.
A new bar called The Mad Earl is planned next to The Brass Door on Madison Avenue Downtown. A Madison Avenue alliance has formed to try to draw more attention to the area.
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It's seen some successes in recent times – new businesses opening, building renovations and the removal of the makeshift wall at Main and Second streets that interrupted traffic for two years.
Now, a group called the Madison Avenue Alliance has its sights set on continuing that momentum and bringing the street back to its destination heyday.
Scott J. Crosby, attorney with Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC and investor in The Brass Door, is spearheading the effort for anyone who owns or leases property along the corridor.
The first meeting had stakeholders from the U of M law school, Madison Hotel, Federal Bakery Building, Goodwyn Institute LLC, Thai Bistro, The Brass Door, First Tennessee Bank, Visible Music College and Fogelman YMCA.
"I'm trying to have an alliance of people who, really if you add it all up together spent $100 million in investment," Crosby said. "That is a lot of resources, investment and hope for the city. It creates jobs, economic stability and a livable Downtown. Given all of the good that can come out of that little stretch of Downtown, that's worthy of emphasis."
The Madison Avenue Alliance is working on getting significant street lighting to line the street on both sides from the law school east to Fielder Square.
Crosby said he's "got to move a lot of balls forward," including getting "the right voices to the city and see what can happen."
"There's a lot of good ideas that are happening in Memphis, and we hope just to be one of them," Crosby said. "We're competing with other areas in Memphis like Overton Square and Cooper-Young who we want to do well. I think also to compete, we need to give a varying type of place for people to come and enjoy an evening."
One of the new ideas coming to the Downtown Madison strip is The Mad Earl – a companion piece to The Brass Door, an Irish pub that opened at 152 Madison Ave. in August 2011. The 1,600-square-foot space at 150 Madison will have the same investment group as The Brass Door – Crosby along with his wife, Meg Crosby, and Seamus Loftus – but will be run by restaurant veteran Clay Shelton.
The English-themed sports bar/pub will be geared toward a "funkier and younger crowd" and serve inexpensive sandwiches and salads. It'll also allow smoking and be open until 3 a.m. on the weekends.
"We went with The Mad Earl because the Earl of Sandwich, Madison Avenue – it's going to be a lot of fun," Shelton said.
Downstairs will be a giant game room with pool and pingpong tables, dart and shuffle boards and the Golden Tee Golf video game. Upstairs will have up to eight flat-screen TVs and a full sports package.
"The idea is to keep everything as bare minimum as possible so that I can offer beer and food at a price that the law students can enjoy," Shelton said. "Twenty years down the line when they come back for their alumni thing, I want them to say, 'Oh! We've got to go by The Mad Earl and have a beer and a sandwich.'"
The Mad Earl's primary dish will be a rendition of Chicago's famous hot Italian beef sandwich. The pub will also have variations of chicken sandwiches from jerk to Parmesan, as well as egg and grilled cheeses served on thick Texas toast.
"The goal is to have these coming out within two minutes of somebody ordering it," Shelton said.
The Mad Earl plans to open on St. Patrick's Day. Last year during The Brass Door's celebration of the Irish holiday, 1,000 people filled the Madison block that it sits on.
And that's exactly what Loftus wants to see more of – street activation. He came to Memphis from Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, in his 20s to play soccer. Now 45, Loftus lives here completely out of choice.
"Anybody who's in the bar business will tell you that one bar is enough," Loftus said. "The Earl is going to be the next step for us as a company and as a bunch of interested people to make Memphis a greater city and a more pedestrian-friendlier city. We believe in Madison Avenue, we believe in the project, and we want to see this street come back to life."
Meanwhile, Charles "Buddy" Dickey of Landmark Community Bank is in the midst of renovating the four-story Federal Bakery Building at 119 Madison for personal office use along with Phil Trenary, Bill Nixon and Jeff Germany.
Also promising for Madison is its eastbound development. The Hickman Building's ownership group is working with the Downtown Memphis Commission on bringing the 99,159-square-foot property back to life, possibly as mixed-use multifamily. And High Cotton Brewing Co. LLC plans to open this spring in the Edge district.


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Pronunciation: sê-kêm • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb, intransitive
Meaning: 1. To die. 2. To give in, to give up, surrender, to yield to an overpowering force. It is used with the preposition to: succumb to something.
Notes: Today's Good Word comes to us surrounded by a family of words we don't hear very often (at least, I don't). It has an adjective, succumbent, as succumbent foe. There is a noun, derived from the adjective, succumbence, as his succumbence to an adversary. These two words are usually replaced by the present participle, succumbing, serving as adjective and noun: a succumbing foe and his succumbing to an adversary.
In Play: Whenever someone gives up on a cause they really don't want to give up on, that is succumbence: "Geraldine and Gerald succumbed to the pressure from their parents for a grandchild, and produced a bouncing baby boy." It is a word often seen in obituaries referring to the ultimate surrender: "Rosetta Stone succumbed last evening after a long bout with hypochondria."
Word History: This word goes back to Latin succumbere "to lie under, to yield". It comprises sub "under" + -cumbere "to lie down", as in accumbere "to lie down". The shift of B to C is the result of 'assimilation', the shift of one consonant to the pronunciation of an adjacent consonant. Since the B is adjacent to a C, it becomes a C itself. The root of this word also appears without the M, in cubicle. This word came to us via French from Latin cubiculum "bedroom" from cubare "to lie down". This word died out in the 16th century but was revived in the 19th with the sense of "dormitory room". Since then its meaning has slid to indicate any confined space. (We are happy that Kathleen McCune succumbed to the urge to suggest today's Good Word all the way from Norway.)
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Utilizing Molecular Dynamics' Multipotent Methodologies to Measure Microscopic Motions of DNA Molecules: A Magniloquent Manuscript on DNA's Means and Mannerisms
DNA is an amazing molecule which is the basic template for all genetics. It is the primary molecule for storing biological information, and has many applications in nanotechnology. Double-stranded DNA may contain mismatched base pairs beyond the Watson-Crick pairs guanine-cytosine and adenine-thymine. To date, no one has found ...


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$11.7m judgment against Spamhaus slashed to $27,000
End of line for 6.6 billion-strong spammer
A federal judge has handed a major victory to anti-spam crusaders Spamhaus, slashing an $11.7m verdict to just $27,002.
US Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the Eastern District of Illinois said the plaintiffs, e360 Insight and its founder David Linhardt, failed to credibly calculate the damage that resulted when its promotional emails were targeted by Spamhaus. e360 sued Spamhaus in 2006 alleging defamation, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and interference with existing contracts.
e360 claimed that about 3 billion of the more than 6.6 billion emails it sent on behalf of clients were blocked by service providers who subscribed to the Spamhaus real-time blacklist. The court ruled in e360's favor after the volunteer anti-spam group withdrew from the case. A judgment of $11.7m was ultimately entered against Spamhaus.
An appeals court ultimately junked that ruling and sent the question of damages back to the lower court. At a trial in March, e360 argued once again it was entitled to astronomical damages that at different points was calculated at $135m, $122m, and $30m. Kocoras rejected all three amounts.
"None of these figures was the product of expert testimony or use of a scientific or reliable methodology, nor based on relevant or supportable factual premises," he wrote in a decision issued on Friday. "As a result, none of the above amounts can be relied on or be a reasonable basis upon which to base a damage award."
The judge went on to award e360 $27,000 for interference with existing contracts the company had with three clients, a sum the judge found to be equal to one month of additional work on behalf of the customers. He awarded just $1 apiece on the other two claims, and he said that claims calculated under the defamation part of 3360's case were "speculative and conclusory." Kocoras also turned down 360's request for a court order barring Spamhaus from engaging in similar behavior against e360 in the future.
It's the latest high-stakes ruling to be issued in a spam case. A decision in a separate case last month awarded $2.6m, while another ruling awarded the same alleged spammer 807,000. ®


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Jon Krosnick of Stanford University argues that the recent issues in climate science have done very little to alter public opinion in the United States on climate change. Watch Krosnick above and read the report here. Here is the opening to the media release.
Those wanting to continue to argue politics through science will find Krosnick's analysis unwelcome. However, the fact of the matter is that the battle over public opinion on climate change has long been won by those arguing for a human influence and a need for action. Those still battling over the science should consider the wisdom of Walter Lippmann, who argued that the role of politics in a democracy is not to get people to think alike, but to get people who think differently to act alike.Despite recent news reports questioning the credibility of climate science, the vast majority of Americans continue to trust the scientists who say that global warming is real, according to a new Stanford University study.
"In recent months, we have seen a spate of news stories suggesting that the American public is cooling on global warming - that fewer people now believe that the planet has been heating up than they did a year ago," said Jon Krosnick, a professor of communication and of political science at Stanford. "But our work shows that the percentage of Americans who believe in the existence of global warming has only dipped 5 points, from 80 percent in 2008 to 75 percent in 2009, and that public confidence in climate scientists has remained constant over the last few years."


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OIP 93. Medinet Habu, Vol. VII: The Temple Proper, Pt. III: The Third Hypostyle Hall and All Rooms Accessible from It with Friezes of Scenes from the Roof Terraces and Exterior Walls of the Temple The Epigraphic Survey
The epigraphic record of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III is completed. With the publication of this seventh volume the greatest and most painstaking epigraphic project ever undertaken in Egypt comes to an end. While excavations are likely to receive widespread attention, appreciation of the equally important, though less spectacular, epigraphic work is comparatively small. Its significance was properly conceived by the late James Henry Breasted, for whom the accurate recording of extant inscriptions was one of the main aims of the Oriental Institute at its founding. Copies of hieroglyphic inscriptions had been made since the days of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, but despite their merits those were not facsimiles, i.e., records which represent an inscription in exacting detail. When the Oriental Institute began its ambitious program no one could envisage the difficulties the epigraphic recording of a major monument would bring. Although it took long to complete the task, the accomplishments justify the efforts put into the project. Not only has the Oriental Institute provided a model publication of one of the most important monuments preserved from ancient Egypt, it also has set the standards for epigraphic recording. Volume VII records the scanty remains of the westernmost part of the Temple with the "Holy of Holies" and its surrounding rooms. In addition, it also contains drawings of two series of scenes depicting various deities of Egypt in a kind of "pantheon." The one is on the inner faces of the outer walls of the Temple Proper, the other on the exterior of the outer walls. The editors used this final volume to include key-plans for the recording of the Temple in the seven volumes, which should prove most useful. Equally welcome is a concordance of the "Belegstellen" to the Erman-Grapow, Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache with the publication of Medinet Habu. The completion of the recording of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III is a festive occasion not only for those directly connected with the project, but for the entire field of Egyptology. Gratitude and congratulations are to be extended to those who have spent time and energy to complete this record, and also to those who have made it possible. The Oriental Institute with its Epigraphic Survey has greatly helped the study of ancient Egypt and hopefully will continue it by recording the other monuments at Medinet Habu in like fashion. [From a review by Hans Goedicke in the American Journal of Archaeology 69 (1965) 271-72].
- Oriental Institute Publications 93
- Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1964
- Pp. xi, 16 figures, 590 plates
- Large portfolio 15 x 19 in / 38 x 49 cm
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History has shown us that communist nations are frequently obsessed with symbolism. Even the most mundane alterations to edifices physical, ideological, political – you name it – can signify profound shifts within the hidden inner workings of such regimes. North Korea provides a timely example.
The dead communist arsehole sadly departed Kim Il Sung is infamously referred to as the Great Leader by brainwashed communist apparatchiks adoring and grateful beneficiaries of the socialist Juche revolution. Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung's repugnant spawn son is now also termed "Great Leader" at the official North Korean website, the Korean Friendship Association. Interesting. Kim Jong Il used to be known as "Dear Leader".
(See http://www.korea-dpr.com/pmenu.htm for further details – the KFA bounces all embedded links to its precious virtual domain)
His grandmother, Kang Pan Sok, his grandfather's younger brother.
A "that explains something" moment regarding Kim Jong Il's lineage, gleaned from his "brief" 160 page history fielded by the ever-admiring KFA. Found here (pdf).


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One of my favorite Disney World treats is Kaki-Gori, a Japanese dessert made with shaved ice (or "shave ice" if you're from Hawaii) and fruit-flavored syrups.
And if you're asking yourself, "How is this not just a sno-cone?" you'd be asking a very good question ;). I've actually heard that sno-cone ice is shaved more finely, but I've also heard that Kaki-Gori ice is shaved more finely, so, in my research, I haven't found too much of a difference. All in all, the concept is the same.
If you're ready to sample Kaki-Gori, head over to the Japan pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase. It's only $3.28, and you can choose from Strawberry, Cherry, Melon, Tangerine, or a rainbow collection of the flavors. You get a pretty healthy-sized serving, too!
Once you've got your snack, head over to the koi pond or gardens in the beautiful Japan pavilion to relax, refresh, and know that you're eating something fat free in Disney World!
And don't forget to grab a straw!


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Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Cemal M. Pulak is Associate Professor with the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University, and since 1994 has been the Vice President and Director of Research in Turkey of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology. He received his degrees from Bosporus University in Istanbul (B.S. and M.S.) and Texas A&M University (M.A. and Ph.D.). He is Director of excavations of the Yenikapi Byzantine Shipwrecks at Istanbul, the Sultan's Galley (Kadirga) Project at the Istanbul Naval Museum, and the Uluburun Bronze Age Shipwreck Research and Conservation, Turkey. Recent publications include a number of articles on the Uluburun shipwreck, including in The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean (Ca. 3000-1000 BC) (ed. E.H. Cline, Oxford University Press, 2010). Professor Pulak will be presenting the AIA's inaugural George F. Bass Lecture in 2010/2011.


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Sourced from: Infinite Health Blog, by Dr. Davis, originally posted on the Wheat Belly Blog: 2013-01-27
When we divorce ourselves from wheat, we lose the gluten that, when combined with yeast, generate the "rise" that gives wheat bread that light and airy texture. It means that we often struggle to create non-wheat breads that are big enough to make sandwich breads.
The rise generated by yeast just means that carbon dioxide (CO2) was generated by the metabolism of carbohydrates (amylopectin and amylose) by yeast. We can also generate CO2 by other means, called "chemical leavening." (Frankly, I don't like that term because it sounds like we are doing nasty, chemical things but, as you will see, the reactions to generate CO2 are quite natural and safe.) Most forms of chemical leavening involve the generation of CO2 by reacting an acid with a base. There's also the process of "mechanical leavening," using some physical or mechanical means of incorporating air into the mix; whipping with a power or hand mixer is one example.
Here are the methods that I have found helpful in helping to generate rise in wheat-free baking:
Use acid-base reactions–An easy way to remember this if, for instance, you are experimenting with a new recipe, is to mix your base–baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate–into your dry mix (e.g., almond meal/flour, coconut flour, ground golden flaxseed); mix your acid–citric acid, lemon or lime juice, or vinegar–into your liquid mix (e.g., egg yolks, coconut milk, water). When you combine dry and liquid mixes, you will see a foaming reaction, representing the reaction of acid with base that generates CO2. Typical proportions to use are:
1 teaspoon baking soda: ¼ teaspoon citric acid 1 teaspoon baking soda: juice of ¼-½ lemon 1 teaspoon baking soda: 2 teaspoons vinegar
You can even do this more than once. For instance, let's say you are using lemon juice. Start with a little extra (e.g., ½ more teaspoon) baking soda in your dry mix. Proceed with making your wet mix using lemon juice, reserving a bit. Mix wet into dry, then proceed with adding your egg whites (see below). Then add the remaining lemon juice, again causing the foaming CO2-generating reaction to occur.
Whip egg whites–Whipping egg whites with cream of tartar (potassium hydrogen tartrate, used in winemaking) helps stabilize the whipped whites. Use ¼ teaspoon of cream of tartar per 2 egg whites; whip at high-speed until peaks form. This represents a modification of mechanical leavening. It is usually best to add the egg whites after the acid-base step (above) is completed over 1-2 minutes; this avoids the peculiar ammonia-like smell of "Baker's ammonia," the product of a reaction between baking soda and the proteins in egg whites.
Microwaving–If you are using a microwave-safe baking dish, you can increase risk considerably (typically 30% increased volume) by microwaving for 1-2 minutes. The amount of time will vary, depending on the size of dish, the depth of the dough, and the ingredients, so a bit of experimentation may be necessary to generate maximum rise. I usually microwave in 30-second increments. (Yeah, yeah, yeah: I know all about the objections some people raise to the use of a microwave!)
I will often use all three methods, including the two-stage acid-base step, to generate plenty of rise when I want it, e.g., for greater rise for a sandwich bread or a fluffier cake. It's not perfect, but you still can obtain some very nice results using these techniques.
And I'd love to hear whether any of you clever wheat-free bakers have come up with any of your own methods!


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Multibillion-dollar zakat fund remains underused: study
Countries like Bangladesh with a sizable Muslim population are failing to use zakat donations to cut poverty significantly due to lack of professional management and poor book-keeping, leaving assets worth billions of dollars unutilised, a study said.
Islamic alms-giving (zakat) and endowments (waqf) have been in existence for centuries, but are yet to develop efficient use of the assets held by the charitable organisations, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) and Thomson Reuters said in the study.
The asset pools that remain unutilised include vast real estate portfolios that are often poorly managed, which could otherwise help reduce poverty across Muslim communities.
"At a micro level, institutions in this sector need to address the issue of sustainability in the supply of funds," said Azmi Omar, director general of the IRTI, a unit of Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank.
This would involve professionals who are adequately trained not just in shariah-compliance but also in modern financial management techniques for charity-based and not-for-profit institutions, he added.
The study estimates that zakat donations could contribute significantly to poverty alleviation in countries such as Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, which together account for 45 percent of the world's population.
Muslim minorities in India and Singapore, for instance, could collect zakat in the range of about 0.26 percent to 0.65 percent of their gross domestic product.
The study said the poor as beneficiaries account for above 90 percent in Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
Growth of zakat contributions in some countries has often been in the double digits: Indonesia collected $231.6 million in 2012, up 27.3 percent from a year earlier; Pakistan collected $105 million in 2011, up 34.5 percent from a year earlier.
Malaysia had one of the largest donation pools with 1.6 billion ringgit, or $497 million, collected in 2011, a 20.3 percent increase from a year earlier.
While there is no official data for India, the report estimated total annual zakat collections stood at a whopping $1.5 billion.
But it is hard to mobilise these resources because of a lack of standardised and globally accepted definitions of what assets are eligible for zakat and how to estimate zakat donations, the study said.
The study also shed light on assets held by Islamic endowments, where India again holds the most untapped potential.
In Bangladesh, a government survey identified 150,593 waqf properties in the country, although only 15,300 were registered with the concerned government administrator.
For Bangladesh, zakat collection in 2010 was about Tk 110 billion or $1.4 billion, which was equivalent to 1.4 percent of gross domestic product of 2011-12.
State-run Zakat Board of the Islamic Foundation collected Tk 14.2 million in 2011 and expected to collect Tk 20 million in 2012.
Distribution of clothes is a traditional method of zakat distribution. Institutional distribution of zakat is more diversified and takes the form of scholarship programmes for poor students, rehabilitation and training for poor women, rehabilitation of widows, housing for the poor, and distribution of rickshaws for the unemployed young people in villages.


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Hundreds of Students from More than Forty Countries Participate in Variety of Monterey Institute Summer Programs
The Monterey Institute offers a wide variety of special programs ranging from intensive language courses and specialized custom language programs to intense training for professionals in the fields of international trade and development. No matter what time of year you visit the Monterey campus, happy voices can be heard in dozens of languages. The summer is no exception.
This year there are 165 summer students studying English across seven different programs. Some are preparing to enter graduate schools in the US this fall, while others are participating in more specialized programs such as a group of Japanese engineers studying "English for Science."
The Summer Intensive Language Program has been offered since 1950 and provides students with a unique opportunity to gain a solid foundation or increase proficiency in a language. Currently there are 118 students engaged in the study of four different languages on campus: Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and French.
The Development Project Management Institute (DPMI) is always popular and this summer 78 people participated in two different sessions, in Monterey and Washington DC. DPMI is a three-week immersive, and very practical, training program to prepare for a career in international development.
The Institute is expecting around 30 people for two sessions of the Global Trade and Development Program from at least 14 different countries. The Global Trade and Development Program is a three week intensive program combining class work with field exposure to international trade experts working in agriculture and technology industries in California.
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Internationally successful animated kids series, Geronimo Stilton, based on books of the same name, hits U.S. retail shelves on September 24. Co-producers Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop partnered with Entertainment One for the premiere DVD debut in the U.S.
Geronimo Stilton features the adventures of the famous Geronimo Stilton, a brilliant, bookish mouse and media empire mogul who would prefer to spend his days reading and playing chess with his very bright 12-year-old nephew, Benjamin.
Adventure always comes knocking at Geronimo's door, and Geronimo and his pals are ready. Geronimo Stilton the animated series has proved itself popular with children across various countries worldwide.


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Dance Moms: Season 2 Volume 2
Being the further adventures of the seven girls at Pittsburgh's Abby Lee Dance Company, and their moms. I reviewed Season 2 Volume 1 previously. To recap, this is a "reality" series whose real star is dance coach Abby Lee Miller, who apparently is well-respected in her field but comes across here as very abrasive, berating her students at times while showing a little compassion occasionally. The students' mothers for some reason are required to be present, usually watching the lessons and rehearsals from a room above the studio while saying what they dislike about Abby.
I thought the first volume was a train wreck, since so much time was spent showing the mothers getting into heated arguments amongst themselves and with Abby, often over petty matters. I may have just become desensitized since then, but the episodes in this volume seem to focus much more on the actual dancing and less on the backstage bickering. While there's still plenty of that, much more time is devoted to showing the girls actually learning and practicing their dance routines. Each episode has the group learn a routine together along with solo performances for a selected few, then they travel to a competition to perform them.
As I said in my review of the first volume, I had a hard time getting past how supposedly all of this was "real" but more likely the dramatic moments were staged. I still don't know the truth behind that. By this time it appears Abby's personality is being milked for all it's worth, with her repeating her catchphrases such as "Save your tears for your pillow" for anyone who cries and "Second place is the first to lose" (the DVD's cover picture shows her breaking a second-place trophy.) How much of this she does in real life and what she's been told to do by the show's producers is anyone's guess. A memorable "performance" from her in this volume has her throw a chair down hard on the studio floor when she finds out a dancer's mother has forgotten to put rubber stoppers on it as she told her to the night before. This has the mom complain about having to do this, then pulling her kid out and leaving only to return the next day.
Likewise the mothers stir a few things up, most noticeably discussing things they don't like about Abby whenever she isn't in the room. Do they not have a problem having all their words recorded, and Abby most likely hearing them later? In Volume One they mostly commented on her personality and the way she addressed their kids, but here they also criticize many of her choreography choices (at one point calling it "stupid") and complain about being given additional tasks, such as making the costumes for one routine and having to modify props such as what led to the aforementioned chair-throwing incident. They also suspect Abby is favoring some kids over others. At one competition, a girl's solo dance number is spoiled when her music CD skips. Her mother suspects that Abby purposely damaged the CD; she finally confronts her about it which makes Abby furious that she would even suggest such a thing.
Another memorable incident is where one mom dislikes Abby's choreography so much, she secretly changes the moves when her daughter is practicing off-site. The girl performs the modified dance at the competition while Abby's mortified reaction is shown as she watches from the audience. The dance scores favorably with the judges, but Abby gives the mom a serious chewing-out backstage afterwards.
The conflicts with a "rival" studio called "Candy Apple's Dance Company" in Canton (roughly two hours from Pittsburgh) continue as well. In Volume One, one student left Abby's studio for Candy Apple's, but she ends up returning to Abby here (probably a relief to the crew who had to follow her there). At one competition, Abby's only goal is to "beat" this other studio- while they don't win the competition, they still score higher than Candy Apple's so Abby considers the competition a success anyways. Later when they attend a big competition in Hollywood, the other instructor taunts Abby at every chance she gets.
An interesting side-story here is the oldest girl named Brooke also decides to pursue a singing career and writes her own pop song. During the trip to Hollywood, she books time at a professional recording studio and records the song with the other girls in the dance company singing back-up, and Abby later shoots a music video.
All in all, I found this volume much more wholesomely entertaining than the first, although I still had to question how much staging went on behind the scenes. The presence of the camera crew is never acknowledged by anyone during the entire show, and nobody comments on their feelings towards being recorded. While I appreciated the stronger focus on the dancing, the final performances at the competitions are still edited for time- it would have been nice if they had been shown in their entirety.
"Dance Moms" is presented in 16x9, shot on video but at 24 frames per second giving it a more film-like look. For this kind of material I would have preferred the conventional 30 frames per second, where it would have looked more like "live" footage. On standard DVD, the picture is a bit soft, and some compression artifacts appear as over three hours of content are included on each disc.
As before, sound is in 2-channel Dolby Digital. Most of the location sound is mono with stereo music. During almost all scenes there is some musical underscore intending to manipulate the viewer's reactions (and also makes some words hard to hear).
English subtitles in SDH format are included as well as Spanish.
The first two discs each include some short clips where Abby and the moms provide additional comments on moments from the shows we've just seen. Disc 3 includes a "Reunion Show" where executive producer Jeff Collins talks with Abby, the moms, the kids, and the rival studio's instructor in a talk-show format. I was interested to see some input from someone behind the scenes, but here he keeps a talk-show host's persona and the goings-on seem rigged as well, with a few arguments between Abby and some moms arising. This is also presented at 24 frames per second.
I still have to criticize the packaging- as with the first volume, the three single-sided discs are all stacked on top of each other on one spindle inside the case. I'll just say that I don't like this.
While I still had issues with the possibility of the conflicts and such being staged (and yes, I know this is probably the case for most "reality" shows), I found this volume much more enjoyable than the first. I still don't know how accurately it portrays the world of competitive dance, but I would suggest that those who are interested check out this volume first, then watch Volume 1 if they find the participants appealing and want to see more. Watching Volume 1 first, I could see many being turned off enough to forget about Volume 2. I'd still like to hear the unfiltered thoughts of the people who produce and appear in this.
Jesse Skeen is a life-long obsessive media collector (with an unhealthy preoccupation with obsolete and failed formats) and former theater film projectionist. He enjoys watching movies and strives for presenting them perfectly, but lacks the talent to make his own.
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Another day at the Romantic Comedy Factory:
"Hey, Phil. Coffee?"
"Yes please! But listen, Al, Old Man FilmDistrict is on the warpath: we need to get the assembly line moving pronto."
"Well, fire up the Random Rom-Com Title Generator, then."
"Here it is: 'Playing for Keeps.'"
"Okay, that's an easy one: former British soccer star, now a washed-up, unemployed single dad, has moved to Virginia to be close to his ex and their boy."
"Is the boy doe-eyed and apple-cheeked?"
"Is the Pope Catholic? This isn't my first day on the job."
"So the dad coaches the ten-year-old's soccer team, but keeps screwing things up by accidentally sleeping with soccer moms and disappointing his kid."
"Really, he's determined not to lose his family. He's…playing for keeps."
"You got it. Pull me down a Gerard Butler and a Jessica Biel, will ya?"
The recession-proof entertainment industry is one of America's most durable ones, and I know we're supposed to buy American. But what did P.T. Barnum say? You'll never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public? Actually, Playing for Keeps is directed by an Italian filmmaker, Gabriele Mucchino; perhaps a language barrier explains his rubber-stamping a tin-eared script by Robbie Fox. It's all strictly boilerplate. Will they or won't they get back together? Will a job offer in a different city pull a family apart? Will the audience fall asleep before they find out?
Actually, there's some mild rooting interest in Butler's George Dryer getting it together, mostly in the scenes in which the overgrown boy attempts to bond with his son Lewis (Noah Lomax). But Playing for Keeps is entirely undemanding, mostly unrealistic, not at all funny, and curiously disconnected, with supporting characters that are plot functions rather than people.
Mostly, these comprise actresses rounded up to hit on Butler: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Judy Greer, and Uma Thurman (whose character is married to a glad-handing psycho played by Dennis Quaid). Only Greer milks some laughs, but from a stereotypical desperation shtick, whereas her peers get to more confidently do the same thing: throw themselves at Butler. Meanwhile, the down-on-his-luck George basically lucks into a once-in-a-lifetime job offer, presaging a feel-good happy ending that likewise rings false.
It's almost as if the movie bought into the parenting advice Biel's Stacie offers George: "You just have to be there." Actually, there's a little more to it.
[This review first appeared in Palo Alto Weekly.]


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Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who lived between 1889-1953. He spent a lot of time looking at groups of stars and planets, called galaxies, and trying to explain their motion. He found that all other galaxies are moving away from the Milky Way, our own galaxy.
The Hubble space telescope, recently sent into space, is named after him.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Sounds good. Let me know how I can help. The more automation options the better. There's been rumor of updated Zwave support in this new release, but I haven't heard anything for sure. The current Zwave implementation only supports a few, out of production adapters, so there is a strong need to update it to support modern adapters with the current Zwave protocol.
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text: Ingredients:2 teaspoons olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans , preferably low-sodium, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon minced chipotle pepper in adobo 4 tablespoons lime juice 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon water 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups corn kernels (10-ounce box frozen corn) 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves 2 ripe avocados 4 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced (about 2 cups) 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion 1 tablespoon finely diced jalapeno pepper, optional 3/4 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar DirectionsHeat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until they soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Put half of the onion mixture into a food processor with the black beans, chipotle pepper, 2 tablespoons of the lime juice, cumin, water and salt. Puree until smooth. Set aside. Add the corn to the skillet with the remaining onion mixture and cook for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro leaves. In a small bowl mash the avocado with the remaining lime juice. In a medium bowl toss together the tomatoes, scallion and jalapeno, if using. Season tomato mixture with salt and pepper, to taste. Spread the black bean dip into the bottom of an 8 by 8 glass baking or serving dish. Top with the corn mixture, spreading it out to form a single layer over the beans, repeat with the avocado, then the tomatoes. Top with cheese. Serve with chips.


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No bones about it-they're creepy andspine-tingling, and they crunch when you bite 'em.
Ingredients: Makes 20 crunchy bones
Step #1: Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
Step #2: Break the large pretzel rods in half.
Step #3: Smash all the marshmallows a little so they look more like the ends of bones and less like marshmallows.
Step #4: Push one end of a pretzel rod half through the long side of a regular marshmallow and do the same with the other end. Push one end of a whole pretzel stick through the long side of a mini marshmallow and do the same with the other end. Do this with all the pretzels and marshmallows. Be sure the ends of the pretzels aren't poking through the opposite side of the marshmallows.
Step #5: In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the almond bark in the microwave until it's soft, but still has a few small lumps (the lumps will make the bones even creepier).
Step #6: Carefully place 1 bone at a time in the melted almond bark and use a spoon to ladle it over the bone until it is completely covered. Using a fork, lift the bone and hold it above the measuring cup for a few seconds to let the excess almond bark drip off. Set the bone on the prepared cookie sheet. Do this for all the bones. Set aside the remaining almond bark.
Step #7: Set the cookie sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. If the almond bark looks too thin in some places, reheat the remaining almond bark and use a spoon to ladle a little of it over those areas (you don't want bare bones). Refrigerate again until the bones are dry. Store in a covered container.


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Welcome to Adventure!
chronerion entertainment is a small developer studio from Austria, with the goal of creating unique narrative gaming experiences outside the boundaries of genre definitions.
We made the "Fragments of Being Her Demise" trilogy, consisting of three short Point & Click Adventure Games "A Fragment of Her", "Being Her Darkest Friend" and "Ceasing to be Her Demise".
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There's a prolific mistruth that has been spread far and wide. I've read it in magazines, on automotive blogs, I've even read it in university text books. The legend goes the Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in Latin America because "nova" means "no go". Snopes' article on this urban legend details the various reasons that is, to put it lightly, a crock; nova and "no va" are pronounced differently, for example, and Spanish speakers would generally say a car "no marcha" or "no funciona" anyway. The way I explain it is simple: as an English speaker, are you terrified of visiting a therapist because you fear, based on their job title, you will be sexually assaulted? If there's any urban legend that gets under my skin, it's this one. Seriously, Google "Chevy Nova" and "Latin America" and look at all the identical, spurious claims. Also, as Snopes notes, the Nova actually sold well in Mexico and Venezuela.
Tell me: are there any automotive urban legends, myths, falsehoods, or misconceptions you would like to clear up?


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Here's a good look at the new PS3 model that was announced at Tokyo Game Show a few weeks back. We've unboxed a fresh 250GB unit for you in the video above, and we have our full impressions of it below.
This slimmer-than-slim form makes even the previous model look a bit big, but when compared to the original launch unit it seems really dinky. Sony says it's 25 percent smaller and 20 percent lighter than the current model, so it's roughly half as big as the launch unit.
As for build quality, this thing is plastic throughout. It seems a bit thin in places, especially on its top, where the new sliding disc door is. That said, as long as you don't accidentally kick it like a soccer ball or drop your Xbox 360 on its top, it seems durable enough to last.
It's a bit ugly, though. Sony has a history of strange-looking game systems, and while not the worst in their line-up, this new model is nowhere near as attractive as the last two PS3 models. The ribbed, matte plastic on the top of the unit looks really old-fashioned, and its flattened oval-ish profile reminds me of something that would be used to clean hardwood floors.
Looks aside, this new model is a perfectly fine PS3. Through about 5 hours of play through both console and PSN titles it ran without issue. Bonus: it seems to run a bit quieter than previous models as far as fan noise goes.
Knowing how flaky the original units were in the WiFi department, I used this new model to download about 30GB of games. I had no issues, and as good of a speed as PSN could dish out.
While everything is the same as far as operations go, disc loading is a bit different. Sony did away with the slot-loading format of the last two, now using a sliding door that reveals a tray for Blu-ray loading. Discs lock onto the tray's spindle, holding it in place. While the tray opens with a release button on the unit, closing this sliding door involves pushing it back to the right with your hand, manually. It reminds me of closing the upper body half of a coffin, which made me a bit sad every time I had to do it.
There's a bit of disc seeking noise at start-up and after disc loading, which may alarm those used to older systems. The whirring of the disc may be a bit more apparent if you're positioned closer to the unit, and the seeking noise would be very annoying if you were right up on it, but it's not like this system is that much louder than previous units.
Given that the disc locks onto the spindle, the new PS3 model can be used in an upright position. But with how thin the unit is, you might want to invest in one of the optional stands.
Good news for upgraders: this new system still lets you upgrade the hard disk.
This bundle comes with a Blu-ray of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception in a Game of the Year format, which adds a ton of bonus content on disc. It also comes with shooter Dust 514 and a voucher for $30 of bonus content. The rest: a power cord, standard A/V (composite) cables, a USB cable, and one black Dualshock 3 controller. I have no idea why Sony didn't pack in an HDMI cable, though.
For me, this new PS3 came along at the right time. My original 60GB unit is still running, but I'm constantly out of hard disk space, and the wireless connectivity is really flaky. A fresh 250GB hard disc in a new slim unit fixes both problems.
Right now the bundle goes for $269, which seems fairly reasonable for the big hard disk and the included game content. Still, I can't help but feel like this thing was redesigned to be sold at a lower price point. I'd bet that many consumers looking for an upgrade would rather have a new system with no pack-ins for a price of $199 or lower. With the holiday season right around the corner I'd bet we'll see something along those lines soon.
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Amid crippling sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, Iran is continuing to prepare itself for war against the West, and now is warning of a coming great event.
"In light of the realization of the divine promise by almighty God, the Zionists and the Great Satan (America) will soon be defeated," Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, is warning.
Khamenei, speaking to hundreds of youths from more than 70 countries attending a world conference on the Arab Spring just days ago, told a cheering crowd in Tehran that "Allah's promises will be delivered and Islam will be victorious."
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The countries represented included Bahrain, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, all of which have been involved in the Arab Spring.
In his remarks, Khamenei advised the youths to remain vigilant, stating that the Islamic awakening in the region has delivered several blows to the enemies of Islam and that all Muslims, despite their own historical and social differences, remain united in opposing the "evil hegemony of the Zionists and the Americans."
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Khamenei then claimed the current century as the century of Islam and promised that human history is on the verge of a great event and that soon the world will realize the power of Allah.
Many clerics in Iran have stated that Khamenei is the deputy of the last Islamic messiah on earth and that obedience to him is necessary for the final glorification of Islam.
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Khamenei has been heard to say that the coming of the last Islamic Messiah, the Shiites' 12th Imam Mahdi, is near and that specific actions need to be taken to protect the Islamic regime for upcoming events.
Mahdi, according to Shiite belief, will reappear at the time of Armageddon. Selected forces within the Revolutionary Guards and Basij reportedly have been trained under a task force called "Soldiers of Imam Mahdi" and they will bear the responsibility of security and protecting the regime against uprisings. Many in the Guards and Basij have been told that the 12th Imam is on earth, facilitated the victory of Hezbollah over Israel in the 2006 war and soon will announce publicly his presence after the needed environment is created.
Sources within Vali'eh Amr, the revolutionary forces in charge of the supreme leader's protection, also recently revealed an assassination attempt on Khamenei that was thwarted just in time.
SepahOnline reports that last year during Khamenei's visit to the port of Asalouyeh in southern Iran, Revolutionary Guards found pistols and hand grenades hidden by one individual dressed as a janitor in a barracks that Khamenei was set to attend. The supreme leader was then returned to Tehran immediately.
Other sources within the Guards report that following Barack Obama's letter to the Iranian leader last month requesting negotiations, Khamenei ordered Iranian officials to speak positively about holding nuclear talks and giving hope to Obama and other Western leaders that a negotiated solution is possible.
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This was apparent after a trip of U.N. nuclear inspectors to Iran this week, who called the talks positive.
At the same time, his directive to the Guards ordered a speedy completion of the Iranian nuclear bomb program in which Guards' missiles can be armed with nuclear warheads. Khamenei believes once that's achieved, Iran can test a nuclear bomb, letting the world know that Iran has joined the nuclear-armed club and that any confrontation will result in destruction of much of the Western world.
The Revolutionary Guards not only can hit all U.S. bases in the Middle East with their ballistic missiles but also reach most capital cities in Western Europe. The Guards, with the help of China and North Korea, are working on intercontinental ballistic missiles. But more dangerous to America, as reported last July, is the Guards action in arming their vessels with long-range ballistic missiles and their expansion of their mission into the Atlantic Ocean, right into the Gulf of Mexico.
Any Iranian military or commercial vessel easily could get right outside the U.S. coastline and in less than 60 seconds fire a ballistic missile armed with a nuclear payload and detonate it over U.S. skies in an electromagnetic attack that would plunge America back into the 18th century.
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Studies show within just one year after such an attack, two-thirds of Americans would cease to exist and the rest would live under dire conditions.
The radicals ruling Iran not only have prepared for mass suppression of their own people as they get close to their confrontation with the West, but also have prepared to fuel unrest through their proxies in the Middle East and elsewhere.
SepahOnline, with sources within the Guards, reports that Afghanistan will soon witness an increase in terrorist activities against U.S. forces. The Guards not only are training Taliban fighters in Iran close to the Afghan border, but are shipping armaments to forces in Afghanistan with an order to create instability by harming U.S. forces and destabilizing the Afghan government.
Guards agents have also been ordered to do the same in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf counties.
The Guards also announced the imminent formation of a defensive unit to deal with possible radioactive contamination. Although they did not say why, they could be preparing for a nuclear exchange with the West once Iran becomes nuclear-armed.
WND previously has reported that the chieftains in Iran also are preparing to execute their own internal critics and opponents at the right time.
This was similar to action taken by the founder of the Islamic regime in 1988, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
In the book, "A Time to Betray," the CIA spy in the revolutionary guards reveals the mindset of the Shi'ite clerics and how they aspire for the destruction of the world. They truly believe the end of time is here. As revealed last year, the Iranian secret documentary "The Coming is Upon Us" clearly indicates that the radicals ruling Iran believe the destruction of Israel will trigger the coming of last Islamic Messiah.
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The fatwa led to the execution of thousands of innocent men and women of all ages in a very short period.
Reza Kahlili is a pseudonym for a former CIA operative in Iran's Revolutionary Guards and the author of the award winning book, "A Time to Betray." He is a senior Fellow with EMPact America and teaches at the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA).


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Personnel supporting NASA's InSight mission to Mars load the crated InSight spacecraft into a C-17 cargo aircraft at Buckley Air Force Base, Denver, for shipment to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The spacecraft, built in Colorado by Lockheed Martin Space, was shipped February 28, 2018, in preparation for launch from Vandenberg in May 2018.
InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is the first mission dedicated to studying the deep interior of Mars. Its findings will advance understanding of the early history of all rocky planets, including Earth.
JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the InSight Project for NASA s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space, Denver, built the spacecraft. InSight is part of NASA s Discovery Program, which is managed by NASA s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Comic book
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication of comics art printed on cheap newsprint, global warming,[no citation needed, like, at all] or toilet tissue, which is rarely funny, or "comic," so it should be renamed, but those in the industry are lazy, preferring to draw poorly executed pictures that illustrate barely literate narratives (stories) in bold and fancy fonts. Due to the imbecilic level of their "reader's" intelligence and literacy, these magazines are often referred to simply, but erroneously, as "comics." An abbreviated form of the magazine, for the truly illiterate, is the comic strip, which consists of pictures only of women stripping.
Comic books are generally read by sad losers who don't have any friends and think Spiderman is actually real eg. David Baxter. This unfortunate (but accurate) perception has lead to the universally used expression "As rare as a girlfriend at a comics convention".
Although countries besides the United States also publish comic books, they are (other than in Britain, England, and the United Kingdom) seldom in English and, therefore, are not worth reading (or viewing) or reading about. This article, which is highly ethnocentric, will skip these foreign comics altogether with the notable exception of Manga which can be used to ply the panties off of skinny asian girls or fat american girls. Comic books are not unlike porn because they feature tightly dressed superheroes prancing around. Yeah, and fuck those losers who are to shit to draw proper comics and just draw shit sticks like this guy!
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Early history[edit | edit source]
Early comic books were collections of comic strips called Tijuana Bibles because they were printed in Tijuana, Mexico, and, because of their risqué content, they were often hidden in Bibles, especially during Sunday school or church services, where teachers, nuns, or rabbis might object to them, fearing that they might be "crib sheets" for examinations concerning anatomy lessons.
Controversy[edit | edit source]
Comic books have been blamed for illiteracy, rising teen violence, escalating teen pregnancy, pimples, blindness, masturbation, and excessive salivation (drooling). In the 1950's, they came under fire in Congressional hearings when senators and congressmen, having nothing better to do to occupy their time and to waste taxpayers' money, grilled comic book producers for hours, haranguing them over the exploits of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
One of their chief accusers was a shrink, Dr. Fredric Wertham, who believed that comic books were a Communist ploy (or possibly an attempt by the neo-Nazi Third Reich to resurrect itself as the Fourth Reich), and argued that these periodicals contained "recurring morbid themes such as 'injury to the eye'" and subliminal sexual images (female nudity hidden "in plain sight" in pictures of muscles and tree bark) and depictions of Batman and Robin as closeted "homosexual lovers." In general, he contended, comic books had harmful psychological effects on the adolescents who perused them.
Decline[edit | edit source]
Comic books continue to decline in sales and subscriptions, due to a variety of factors, not the least of which is video games. Experts also cite the availability of greater numbers of TV channels and the Internet's easy access to pornography targeting teen and pre-teen curiosity about sex.
Targeted Readers[edit | edit source]
American comic books are aimed at readers who are:
- Adolescent
- Male
- Obese
- Virgins
- Sex-obsessed
- Action-oriented
- Afraid of girls
Japanese comic books (or manga) are aimed at readers who are:
Classifications[edit | edit source]
However, some men of low intelligence also "read" them. Women seldom peruse comic books, although some girls occasionally look at romantic comic books such as Playgirl, Cosmopolitan, or Curves.
- O- overdone (accomplished art, understandable plot, believable characters--well, sort of)
- R- rare (not-bad art, only somewhat confusing plot, questionable characters)
- G- gag (terrible art, muddled plot, unconvincing characters)
- I- idiotic (my cat threw up a shitload of hairballs after looking at it)
To exemplify the new classification system, these organizations identify the following comic book titles as representative of each rating:
- G - Spider-man
- PG - Superman
- R - Aquaman
- M - Wonder Woman
A second classification system has been proposed by Comic Book Junkies, which would categorize the magazines according to "intellectual difficulty":
- Idiotic - a comic book that appeals to a fan of profound mental retardation who enjoys a mental age under three years and is pretty much unable to learn connected speech or to avoid common dangers.
- Imbecilic - a comic book that appeals to a fan of moderate to severe mental retardation who enjoys a mental age of three to seven years and can sort of communicate and perform simple tasks, such as reading comic books, under supervision.
- Moronic - a comic book appealing to a fan of mild mental retardation and who enjoys a mental age from 7 to 12 years and can communicate somewhat and has some social skills that allows a degree of academic or vocational training, perhaps as a comic book artist or writer.
Comic Book Junkies exemplify their classification system by referencing a specific title that they would associate with each category:
- Idiotic - Justice League of America
- Imbecilic - Ant Man
- Moronic - X-Men
Popular companies[edit | edit source]
- Marvel Comics (see also Ultimate Marvel Comics)
- DC Comics
- Dinosaur Comics
- Danny Phantom Comics
- Harvey Comics
- Archie Comics
- Amalgam Comics
- The Daily Mail
External Links[edit | edit source]
- Investigations of Entertainment (1940-1949): A Chronology by Richard Keller Simon


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